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All Team Knockouts

Draws for 2008 / 2009 season (info from Tim Dunkley)

Burroughes & Watts and Pete Marchi Team KO's

B&W results: Romsey Coms A 4 St Denys Cons A 1, Sarisbury Soc B 2 Lyndhurst WM B 3, City Trans A 5 Churchills B 0, Eastleigh Rail C 3 Sarisbury Soc A 2, Botley Inst B 1 Beaulieu/E Boldre 3, Curdridge RBL 1 Churchills C 4, Salterns WM A 1 Woolston Cons A 4, Q World D w/o Totton Rec B, C/Ford Central B 4 City Trans C 1, Romsey Cons A 0 Park Gate RBL A 5, Hedge End A 4 Hamble Club A 1, Minstead Soc C 1 Sarisbury C 3, St Denys Cons C v Churchills A postponed, Shirley WM D 1 Ashlett Club B 3, Hythe Soc A 2 Shirley WM A 3.

Second round (by Nov 27): Totton Rec A v City Trans A, Sarisbury C v Hedge End A, Eastleigh Rail C v Beaulieu/E Boldre, Woolston Cons A v St Denys C or Churchills A, Shirley WM A v Romsey Coms A, Lyndhurst WM B v Park Gate RBL A, C/Ford Central B v Churchills C, Ashlett Club B v Q World D.

Peter Marchi results: Swaythling A 3 Atherley Bowl A 2, Nursling Soc C 1 Minstead Soc B 4, Totton Rec D 4 Shirley Cons C 1, Bitterne RBL C 3 Totton Rec C 2, Netley Central A 1 Q World B 4, Testwood WM A 2 Botley Inst A 3, Lyndhurst WM A 1 Q World A 4, Ashlett Club A 5 Totton Cons B 0, Mottisfont 1 B/Stoke Inst 4, Hamble Club B 2 Ashlett Club C 3, Acorn Social 3 Bitterne RBL A 2, Locks Heath A 4 Shirley Cons E 1, Sway Soc 4 Woolston T&L A 1, Woolston Soc C 1 Nursling Soc B 4, Romsey Con C 0 Hythe Social B 3, Brook Soc B 4 Shirley Cons D 1, Eastleigh WM A 3 Testwood WM B 2, Bitterne Cons A 5 St Denys B 0, Totton Cons A 3 Brook Soc C 2, Northam B 4 Fawley RBL 1, Aerostructures A 4 W’ston Cons C 1, Botley RBL 3 Exbury Club 2, Atherley Bowl C            3 Salterns WM B 2.

Second-round (by Nov 27): Acorn Social v Bitterne Cons A, Romsey Coms B v Q World A, Minstead Soc B v Shirley Cons B, Swaythling A v Locks Heath A, B/Stoke Inst v Botley RBL, Eastleigh WM C v Ashlett Club A, Nursling Soc B v Totton Cons A, Sway Soc v Bishops Waltham A, Atherley Bowl C v Hythe Soc B, Brook Soc B v Hedge End B, Woolston Soc D            v Ashlett Club C, Q World B v Aerostructures A, Totton Rec D v Woolston Cons B, Botley Inst A v Northam B, Bitterne RBL C v Romsey Cons B, Bitterne Cons C v Eastleigh WM A.

THE BURROUGHS & WATTS TEAM  K. O.

2006 Champions.......City Transport A

2007 Champions....... City Transport A

2008 Champions....... Totton Rec A

THREE days after clinching the snooker Premier title on the final frame of the season, Totton Rec A completed their first ever league and cup double.

And it was the youngest and shyest member of Darren Pearce’s side who was thrust into the limelight to secure victory over defending champions Churchills’ A in a high-pressure fifth-frame decider in the Burroughes & Watts team final at Shirley Conservative Club.

With the score locked at 2-2, James Hoskins, who will be 20 tomorrow, chalked up a 41 break to beat Churchills’ former number one Jerry Warren.

In-coming captain Richie Martin, 39, said it was a “superb break” and added: “Jerry’s a very good player, we didn’t tell James because we wanted him to concentrate on his own game.”

Hoskins, who works for Southern Electric, said: “I was really nervous. I hadn’t seen him play before.

“I was just happy to see the last red go in which was pretty much frame ball. It was one of the highest breaks I’ve had this season and it’s probably the best I’ve played this season.”

Steve Allen beat Mark McLean 46-37 on the pink. Martin lost 35-62 to 15-year-old Billy Castle who made a 31. Greg Moore lost 22-59 to ex-pro Neil Davies but Pearce forced a decider in the battle of the captains beating Dave Mumford 76-37.

Hoskins, who beat Warren 66-1, added: “I don’t know whether I wanted Darren to win or lose because I didn’t really fancy playing last. I’m not too good with pressure normally.”

Moore, 37, said: “He carried the team in that last frame.

“What a season! He’s come in for the first time; he’s won the league and won the Burroughes & Watts. The trouble is it doesn’t get much better than that.”

Totton have now won the trophy, donated in 1950 by table-makers Burroughes & Watts, five times.

Churchills’, formerly Eastleigh Conservative Club, are also five-time winners.

Pete Marchi celebrates 47 years of snooker in Southampton

once a grade A snooker referee, Pete Marchi has always encouraged players, young and old, to compete at their highest level

Pete Marchi Cup Finals

2004 Champions...... Woolston Cons A

2005 Champions...... Locksheath WM A

2006 Champions...... Curdridge RBL

2007 Champions...... Salterns A

2008 Champions...... Salterns A

SALTERNS WMC A snooker side definitely do not want to enter the Peter Marchi Team Knockout next season.

The Warsash-based outfit retained the trophy with a 3-1 victory over Netley Central A at Shirley Conservative Club.

Salterns, second in Division 2, will not be eligible to enter the lower divisions’ competition if they gain promotion.

Neil Raymond and Bill O’Donoghue both won and, while captain Robin Boulter was involved in a “lengthy” safety battle, Mark Harrison beat Chris Cornell on a black-ball game. Dan Hunter was the side’s fifth player.

Salterns, who also won in 2000, were forced to play the cup campaign with a bare five players.

One of their top players emigrated to New Zealand and Tom O’Donoghue, Bill’s brother, was cup-tied after turning out for the second team in the first round.

Boulter said: “In the league, Tom’s been our outstanding player.”

“We were very pleased that some of our players managed to come over even though we had the semi-finals of the crib on the same night.”